Mississippi § 37-43-17 - Persons disqualified from participation in rating and adoption of textbooks.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 37-43-17 — Persons disqualified from participation in rating and adoption of textbooks., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-43-17. Persons disqualified from participation in rating and adoption of textbooks.
If any person related within the third degree by blood or marriage, as computed by civil law, to any member of the board, or if any person that is associated in any business or partnership with any member of said board, shall be employed in good faith by any school book company, firm, corporation or agent in connection with the adoption of textbooks within this state, the said member of the board so related by blood or marriage, or so associated in business or partnership with such person, shall not vote in the rating and adoption of any school book or books offered by such school book company, firm, corporation or agent for adoption.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-43-17 ("Persons disqualified from participation in rating and adoption of textbooks.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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